Ben
@binarymoon.bsky.social
UK based Web and Game Dev. I create fun things with a computer (games, apps, websites). Find me online: https://www.binarymoon.co.uk/social/
Got a nice little group of games on beepmini.com now. Am really pleased with the games list, looks nice and retro but also like they are all from the same developer/ era.
I have another 4 or 5 games that I made when making beepmicro so I will tidy and release them too #gamedev #indiedev #javascript
I have another 4 or 5 games that I made when making beepmicro so I will tidy and release them too #gamedev #indiedev #javascript
September 11, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Got a nice little group of games on beepmini.com now. Am really pleased with the games list, looks nice and retro but also like they are all from the same developer/ era.
I have another 4 or 5 games that I made when making beepmicro so I will tidy and release them too #gamedev #indiedev #javascript
I have another 4 or 5 games that I made when making beepmicro so I will tidy and release them too #gamedev #indiedev #javascript
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i'm bored while my kids play in the front yard and i don't feel like reading my book, so i'm gonna post a thread of my favorite iphone games, which i think is a under-discussed demographic in games
September 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
i'm bored while my kids play in the front yard and i don't feel like reading my book, so i'm gonna post a thread of my favorite iphone games, which i think is a under-discussed demographic in games
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August 29, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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This is such a bad faith and fallacious argument from Sony. It's perfectly intuitive to think that you are buying a (digital) copy of the binary data and that that copy should work for as long as you have the compatible hardware. (Text clipped from @stephentotilo.bsky.social's Game File newsletter.)
![The gamers said in their June suit that Sony's disclosures have failed to meet California's standards.
In its August 21 filing, Sony says they are. It notes that the linked documents state that "you can use a product in the ways described in the license, but do not own the product" and "[t]he Software is licensed to you, not sold." (For context, which you can see for yourself by clicking the above links: Both lines appear hundreds of words into digital documents that are thousands of words long).
Beyond that, Sony argues that anyone who pays for a digital game inherently understands that they can't own it because, if they did, no one else could have a copy. This concept appears to draw a distinction between a digital copy of a game and a physical object that only one person can have at a time.
Here's how Sony's lawyers make that case:...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:slp7374il33ht43hkxegjigx/bafkreiahxkzpvkljjy5tcr47lfwu6uojria76gdtxhuufak3lmwsbjx3te)
August 29, 2026 at 10:22 AM
This is such a bad faith and fallacious argument from Sony. It's perfectly intuitive to think that you are buying a (digital) copy of the binary data and that that copy should work for as long as you have the compatible hardware. (Text clipped from @stephentotilo.bsky.social's Game File newsletter.)
Haven't done any updates on my #js13k game. It's slow going and I may have bitten off more than I can chew. I'm making a metroidvania! 😬 Here's a few early pictures.
#javascript #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam
#javascript #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam
August 25, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Haven't done any updates on my #js13k game. It's slow going and I may have bitten off more than I can chew. I'm making a metroidvania! 😬 Here's a few early pictures.
#javascript #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam
#javascript #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam
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Professional wordsmiths at the BBC are mixing up their modal auxiliary verbs, accidentally positioning Reform as a government in waiting. The use of 'will' signals the future tense carrying implied certainty, rather than the hypothetical scenario suggested by 'would.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".
www.bbc.co.uk
August 24, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Professional wordsmiths at the BBC are mixing up their modal auxiliary verbs, accidentally positioning Reform as a government in waiting. The use of 'will' signals the future tense carrying implied certainty, rather than the hypothetical scenario suggested by 'would.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods https://kotaku.com/3d-model-markets-are-being-flooded-with-ai-sellers-but-no-ones-buying-2000724790
Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods
A classic conundrum of 'why would I buy something you didn’t make,' platforms like CGTrader has shelves of AI made models collecting dust
kotaku.com
August 17, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods https://kotaku.com/3d-model-markets-are-being-flooded-with-ai-sellers-but-no-ones-buying-2000724790
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Fifteenth edition of #js13k, web game development competition where you have to fit your entire game into a 13 kilobyte zip, starts NOW! The 2026 #theme is... #UNICORNS AND #RAINBOWS! 🦄🌈
js13kgames.com/2026/blog/co...
#gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #codegolf #JavaScript #HTML5
js13kgames.com/2026/blog/co...
#gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #codegolf #JavaScript #HTML5
August 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Fifteenth edition of #js13k, web game development competition where you have to fit your entire game into a 13 kilobyte zip, starts NOW! The 2026 #theme is... #UNICORNS AND #RAINBOWS! 🦄🌈
js13kgames.com/2026/blog/co...
#gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #codegolf #JavaScript #HTML5
js13kgames.com/2026/blog/co...
#gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #codegolf #JavaScript #HTML5
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Go on Clacton, you can do it!!!
August 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Go on Clacton, you can do it!!!
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they know we don't want it. they do not care.
August 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
they know we don't want it. they do not care.
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In the 2010s, we were told new tech would revolutionize transportation.
As BMW faces backlash for sticking a Spider-Man ad on its center console, we can see what it really amounted to: cars that collect vast quantities of data on us and which automakers are desperate to use to push ads on us too.
As BMW faces backlash for sticking a Spider-Man ad on its center console, we can see what it really amounted to: cars that collect vast quantities of data on us and which automakers are desperate to use to push ads on us too.
BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is a warning sign
We were promised a transport revolution. Instead we got cars tracking us and serving us ads.
disconnect.blog
August 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
In the 2010s, we were told new tech would revolutionize transportation.
As BMW faces backlash for sticking a Spider-Man ad on its center console, we can see what it really amounted to: cars that collect vast quantities of data on us and which automakers are desperate to use to push ads on us too.
As BMW faces backlash for sticking a Spider-Man ad on its center console, we can see what it really amounted to: cars that collect vast quantities of data on us and which automakers are desperate to use to push ads on us too.
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Developers backed by American asset managers want to dredge up Falmouth harbour, spilling toxic chemicals into local waterways, just so mega cruise ships can drop off tourists who barely visit the local area.
STOP THE DREDGE
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-dredge...
STOP THE DREDGE
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-dredge...
The Dredge: The battle for the future of Falmouth Bay
The biggest seabed dredge in over 80 years is being proposed for Falmouth Bay. Campaigners claim local democracy is being overridden.
graceblakeley.substack.com
August 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Developers backed by American asset managers want to dredge up Falmouth harbour, spilling toxic chemicals into local waterways, just so mega cruise ships can drop off tourists who barely visit the local area.
STOP THE DREDGE
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-dredge...
STOP THE DREDGE
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-dredge...
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In preparation for the js13k game jam I am making a small vector game library that I call BeepMicro. It mostly draws vector shapes from an array and takes care of timing and input. See some screenshots of test games I've made below. #gamedev #js13k #javascript
August 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
In preparation for the js13k game jam I am making a small vector game library that I call BeepMicro. It mostly draws vector shapes from an array and takes care of timing and input. See some screenshots of test games I've made below. #gamedev #js13k #javascript
In preparation for the js13k game jam I am making a small vector game library that I call BeepMicro. It mostly draws vector shapes from an array and takes care of timing and input. See some screenshots of test games I've made below. #gamedev #js13k #javascript
August 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
In preparation for the js13k game jam I am making a small vector game library that I call BeepMicro. It mostly draws vector shapes from an array and takes care of timing and input. See some screenshots of test games I've made below. #gamedev #js13k #javascript
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sounds like Apple sticking U2 in people’s libraries and having to promise never to do that again
This has long been one of my nightmare scenarios for EVs and *especially* for autonomous vehicles: mandatory advertising, delivered to your screens, with no way to opt out. Utterly dystopian.
BMW Owners Angry ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Ads Are Suddenly in Their Cars: “F*** This”
BMW's "special surprise" partnership with Sony-Marvel is getting some backlash online: "Insanely dystopian."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
August 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
sounds like Apple sticking U2 in people’s libraries and having to promise never to do that again
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🚨 NEW: A pilot has traced the shape of a bin over Clacton days before the by-election
August 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
🚨 NEW: A pilot has traced the shape of a bin over Clacton days before the by-election
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Look, Death Stars exist now, a Death Star is just a tool that people use. If we don't use it to blow up a planet then someone else will. It doesn't matter if you have ethical concerns about Death Stars, it's too late, they exist, you just have to use them now.
August 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Look, Death Stars exist now, a Death Star is just a tool that people use. If we don't use it to blow up a planet then someone else will. It doesn't matter if you have ethical concerns about Death Stars, it's too late, they exist, you just have to use them now.
Ever since my 10 year old got to the same height as my wife everyone thinks she's my daughter. Just been charged for 1 adult and 2 children on the bus. She's in her 40s 😬 she's flattered but I don't feel great. My son has started calling me grandad.
August 7, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Ever since my 10 year old got to the same height as my wife everyone thinks she's my daughter. Just been charged for 1 adult and 2 children on the bus. She's in her 40s 😬 she's flattered but I don't feel great. My son has started calling me grandad.
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Just gonna go ahead and share this again, 'cause it keeps being annoying relevant.
August 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Just gonna go ahead and share this again, 'cause it keeps being annoying relevant.
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This utter muppet of a conservative Canadian politician in New Brunswick forgot to remove the LLM text from his floor speech and read it out loud.
July 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This utter muppet of a conservative Canadian politician in New Brunswick forgot to remove the LLM text from his floor speech and read it out loud.
@leafo.itch.io hi - the update emails are missing images for the top section. Used to work but has been like this for a few weeks now. Checked the html and the image is still there, removing max-width: 100% fixes it. Wonder if it's a gmail rendering issue.
July 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
@leafo.itch.io hi - the update emails are missing images for the top section. Used to work but has been like this for a few weeks now. Checked the html and the image is still there, removing max-width: 100% fixes it. Wonder if it's a gmail rendering issue.
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"I'll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you're using here, it didn't require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take any responsibility for it."
July 20, 2026 at 7:44 AM
"I'll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you're using here, it didn't require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take any responsibility for it."
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